The theory of effect : embracing the contrast of light and shade, of colour and harmony (1851)
Bengo, John, Hinckley, C. T · Philadelphia : J.W. Moore · leaf 18
Any smooth flat surface, such as water, ice,clear sky, &c., may be contrasted by the opposi-tion of any rough, massive form. Thus in Fig. 6,the smoothness of the water is contrasted with therough irregular form of the lumps of stone intro-duced into the foreground. Forms which are square and… … 14 THE THEORY OF EFFECT. The ragged forms of rocky mountains may alsobe contrasted by the softness of large rolling cloudsas in Fig. 5. Large objects are contrasted by smaller objects,as in Fig. 9; the large tree is rendered more con-spicuous by the introduction of the smaller onesplaced near it,…
Drawing · Shades and shadows
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